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June 27, 2012

Capturing My Muse (on Paper)

A New Journal for ME!!

I guess you're thinking 'big whoop', but it is to me! I've had my last journal since June 24, 2006. Wow - 6 years and it's still not quite full.

But I could not wait any longer.

Don't get me wrong, I love the old journal. It has sketches and plans and cut out pictures, web site references, notes and doodles. But from a creative perspective, I feel like I've grown so much since the beginning of the this year - and looking back 6 years, it's like night and day.

And there's nothing like a new journal - with all the crisp blank pages. It makes me feel like I have sooooo much room to grow!

My preference is a hard cover book with thick unlined paper. It has to have a ribbon place marker. I usually always write in pencil. I need to erase. I'm going to use colored pencils this time. I have the Progresso Woodless Colored Pencils 24 Color Set
and they are dreamy - they glide on the paper and sharpen easily. A little fragile - but I'm careful with my supplies, so no big deal to me. (NTWBI - Not Too Worried 'Bout It).

Yikes - I just realized the colored pencils are fabulous - but they don't erase well. They're just for visual interest and to add color sketches - not written content - so they should be good.

This sketchbook has perforated pages. That was a concern when I bought it, but they seem like they are sturdy. I hope that isn't something I regret in the future. (Six years is a looong time to keep those pages in).

Want to know something strange? I always leave the first page of my journal blank. I think I know why - it would bother me to open the book each time if my first page of notes or sketches weren't all that I wanted them to be. It keeps me from starting out being critical of myself - and keeps the creative juices flowing.

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